November is National Adoption Awareness Month

The following was posted on a blog I follow, Our Boy and His Cricket, and the blogger gave me permission to use it on my blog. It was written and given to her when they brought their daughter home earlier this year. It says it all. She used it to talk about the first sight of her daughter and included a BEAUTIFUL picture of their first meeting. My picture is not of our first meeting but happened later that first week. Tony captured this during one of our many photo ops in the hotel and it is a favorite of both of ours.

On the Eighth Day

10:15 am Heaven Time

"God," said the angel. "What are you doing?"

"I'm creating a woman."

"You made a female last week!"

"This female is a newer model. Unlike model A, this one will not be able to reproduce in her own likeness," God responded.

"You can't do that Sir," cried the angel. "How will man survive?"

The Lord studied the angel thoughtfully before He answered.

"Every once in a while a little soul is born and for one reason or another, the birth mother cannot care for her. I needed a stand-in female."

"I think you're going to an awful lot of trouble for just a stand-in," the angel said, shaking his head in bewilderment. "Have you taken a good look at this one? You still gave her loving arms to rock a child to sleep and gentle hands to wipe tears from crying eyes. Plus, I see incredible strength and courage in her face."

"Humm," God muttered, listening to the angel.

"And one more thought. I realize you give all the females giant hearts and fill them full of love, but you made this female's heart even bigger. Why?" the angel asked.

Stroking his chin, God answered.

"Because this female must be able to love a child from the body of another.

That takes a heart with a little something extra."

"You know, Lord, I hate to criticize, but all you did was create another mother."

"I know," God said. "I know."

-C.B. Roe - April, 2010